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High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)

The High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS, Höchstleistungsrechenzentrum) of the University of Stuttgart supports users from R&D in the use of leading edge supercomputer technology and its applications.

HLRS's mission

The High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) of the University of Stuttgart supports researchers from Germany and Europe as well as industry with leading edge supercomputing technology. Services are supplied in collaboration with scientific partners through SICOS GmbH and industrial partners through hww GmbH (T-Systems, Porsche AG).
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Supercomputer Hermit

In early 2012, HLRS inaugurated its supercomputer Hermit, a Cray XE6, at that time the fastest supercomputer in Germany. With a performance of more than 1 Petaflop/s Hermit is used for engineering applications, for health, energy, environment and mobility research. Hermit will be replaced by a next generation CRAY system named HORNET at the beginning of 2015.
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